A Rich Full Death (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780375706141)

Florence,1855. "The English are dying too much," the city's police chief observes. And members of the foreign community in this quaint Italian backwater, both English and American, are indeed dying at an alarming rate and in an extraordinary variety of ingenious and horrible ways.

With the local authorities out of their depth, the distinguished resident Robert Browning launches his own private investigation, aided and abetted by an expatriot Robert Booth. Unfortunately, their amateur sleuthing is hampered by the fact that each of their suspects becomes the next victim in a series of murders orchestrated by a killer with a taste for poetic justice. A Rich Full Death features characters both historical and imaginary, ranging from an enticing servant girl to Mr. Browning's consumptive, world-famous wife, Elizabeth Barrett, in a tale lush with period detail, intricately plotted, and with a truly astonishing final twist.

Author: Michael Dibdin
ISBN-10: 0375706143
ISBN-13: 9780375706141
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/29/1999
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.23w x 0.67d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/17/1999 pg. 59
Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 42
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/1999 pg. 1004
New York Times 08/08/1999 pg. 21
Library Journal 06/01/1999